----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Lycos screensaver tackles spam websites



>>Ok then.  By that definition, logs would have to be examined to prove that
>>the spammer had indeed been spamming each person participating in the
>>counterattack.  Those that had not received spam from the spammer would
then
>>be prosecuted.

>huh? prosecuted by whom? for doing what?  why are the spammers not being
>prosecuted, or even slowed down?

What about CAN-SPAM and the spammers that have been put in jail.  Is it
enough? No.  But please don't say nothing is being done and that the law
doesn't apply.  This is relatively new territory, yes; and laws are having
to catch up, yes; and laws may not be extremely effective, yes (e.g. drugs),
but do laws apply, also yes.

>>I don't believe juries/judges will be as lenient....

>nope, the judges/juries don't/won't exist, since they have not
>jurisdictin.  Internet is a lawless Wild West, and The Black Hats are

ditto on above comments.

>since there are other alternatives to defend

IMGate for one.

>>  without directly attacking.

>not "attacking", but defensively COUNTER-attacking.

Counter-attacking is not defense.  It's offense.



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